Libertarian National Committee Inc. v. Federal Election Commission
Petition for certiorari denied on November 25, 2019
Issue: (1) Whether limiting the size of Joseph Shaber"s uncoordinated testamentary bequest to the Libertarian Party violates the party"s First Amendment right to free speech; and (2) whether 52 U.S.C. "" 30116(a)(1)(B), (a)(9) and 30125(a)(1) violate the First Amendment right of free speech by conditioning the size of contributions to a political party on the content of the party"s speech.
SCOTUSblog Coverage
- Petitions of the week (Andrew Hamm, September 27, 2019)
| Date | Proceedings and Orders |
|---|---|
| 08/19/2019 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due September 23, 2019) |
| 09/18/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from September 23, 2019 to October 23, 2019, submitted to The Clerk. |
| 09/19/2019 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including October 23, 2019. |
| 09/20/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Cato Institute filed. |
| 09/23/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Goldwater Institute filed. |
| 09/23/2019 | Brief amicus curiae of Institute for Free Speech filed. |
| 10/23/2019 | Brief of respondent Federal Election Commission in opposition filed. |
| 11/05/2019 | Reply of petitioner Libertarian National Committee, Inc. filed. (Distributed) |
| 11/06/2019 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 11/22/2019. |
| 11/25/2019 | Petition DENIED. Justice Kavanaugh took no part in the consideration or decision of this petition. |